Location

Request from Ninna-ji:
Please use public transport when you come to Ninna-ji during the cherry blossom season. Ninna-ji Temple is a registered World Heritage Site and has been designated as an important cultural area by Kyoto City. Please be careful not to park on the streets around the temple and not to litter.
Guide
  • From Other Prefectures
    From Tokyo
    • By air:
      From Haneda or Narita to Kansai International Airport or Osaka Itami Airport: Around 1 hour and 20 minutes.
      From Kansai International Airport to Ninna-ji Temple using JR Haruka Airport Express or airport limousine bus around 1 hour and 30 minutes.
      From Kyoto Station: Using bus or train, around 30 to 40 minutes to the temple.
    • By Shinkansen:
      Around 2 hours and 20 minutes.
      From Kyoto Station: Using bus or train, around 30 to 40 minutes to the temple.
    From Osaka
    • By JR:
      Around 30-40 minutes from Osaka Station.
      From Kyoto Station: Using bus or train, around 30 to 40 minutes to the temple.
    • By air:
      From Kansai International Airport to Ninna-ji Temple using JR Haruka Airport Express or airport limousine bus around 1 hour and 30 minutes.
      From Kyoto Station: Using bus or train, around 30 to 40 minutes to the temple.
    Click the links below for more information:
    JR
    How to use JR-West
    JR-WEST: time table
    Osaka Airport Limousine Bus
  • From Kyoto Station
    • By Bus:
      Root1: Kyoto Station Take Takao Keihoku Line JR Bus for around 30-min. Get off at Omuro Ninna-ji bus stop
      Root2: Kyoto Station Take Kyoto City Bus #26 for around 40-min. Get off at Omuro Ninna-ji bus stop
    • By Train and Bus:
      JR Kyoto Station Emmachi Station Around 10-min. bus ride on City Bus #26.
      *Sagano Line from platform 31, 32, or 33.
    • By Train and Walk (taxi):
      JR Kyoto Station Hanazono Station 15-min. walk to the temple. (5-min. taxi ride)
      *Sagano Line from platform 31, 32, or 33.
Sightseeing spots
  • Bus
    15min.
    Ryoan-ji Temple
    Kinkaku-ji is a Zen temple famous for its karesansui rock garden. Ninna-ji and Ryoan-ji are connected by a scenic route called Kinukake no Michi. The temple is also close from Arashiyma, so many tourists visit it every day.
  • Bus
    30min.
    Kinkaku-ji Temple
    The golden pavilion of Kinkaku-ji Temple that stands by the pond is all too famous. The pavilion is at its most beautiful when it is surrounded by autumn leaves, but the serene winter scenery is also something everyone has to see at least once in their life.
  • Train
    30min.
    Bamboo Grove (Arashiyama)
    The Bamboo Grove in Arashiyama is on the northern side of the Togetsu-kyo Bridge. The Bamboo Grove is a really popular tourist destination, but how about taking a rickshaw to it? Remember that you can also see it at night during the Arashiyama winter illumination event.
  • Bus
    10min.
    Nijo Castle
    This castle is right in the middle of Kyoto, and there are a great number of majestic historic buildings on its premises. Every year in spring when the cherry and plum trees of the castle bloom, there is an illumination event at night held at the castle and many people join these festivities.